And now the scene shifts in our national slapstick comedy/tragedy from politics to government. Oh, wait ... there clearly isn’t any difference. If anybody had… Continue reading
The Alaska Marine Highway System needs a new plan in light of employee layoffs and ferry layups that are likely to continue in future years.… Continue reading
A special House committee investigating the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012 that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans may… Continue reading
When the Borough Assembly meets this week, it will take up a proposal that the borough fund the local wood stove change-out program to the… Continue reading
If we had been told at the beginning of the year that in October a Republican presidential candidate would be leading the polls nationally and… Continue reading
If you haven’t heard about the Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac tax,” you will. This tax, which is scheduled to go into effect in 2018, is… Continue reading
A recent New York Times headline read, “Raising Taxes on the Wealthiest Would Pay for Bold Plans.” The story says that by soaking the rich… Continue reading
The City of Soldotna continues to consider the expansion of our municipal boundaries very carefully. Over the years, our Comprehensive Plans have consistently reflected the… Continue reading
It has been 16 years and still the Alaska Board of Fisheries is equivocating about whether to meet on the Kenai Peninsula. Board members have… Continue reading
One more, with feeling.The Alaska Legislature is set to convene its third special session of the year, this time to take up Alaska LNG Project… Continue reading
Scandinavia is the American left’s Shangri-La. It is the land of social democracy and of all good things. It is the answer to any objection… Continue reading
Those who still get carded might not know of the successful TV series from the 1970s about the 1950s. One of the leading characters was… Continue reading
As partisan politics become more ingrained in American political life, not only in Washington, D.C., but in Juneau and even municipal government, it’s getting harder… Continue reading
When President Obama meets in Washington November 9 with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, I would imagine Netanyahu’s main concern will be to find out… Continue reading
Many people find the frenzied pace of November and December a bit overwhelming. School concerts, parent-teacher conferences, holiday parties and events, shopping, work deadlines, inclement… Continue reading
After more than five years of negotiation, the United States and five Asia-Pacific nations reached a potentially transformative trade deal last week that once again… Continue reading
Thank you Alissa Rubin and all the other news people who contributed to your report on the bombing of a Doctor’s Without Borders hospital in… Continue reading
Hillary Clinton’s laugh is so often transparently forced and insincere that it is a staple of Kate McKinnon’s impression of her on “Saturday Night Live.”At… Continue reading
It’s a rare day when someone wakes up in the morning with the intent to make a mistake.Most mistakes are made when our actions fail… Continue reading
Watching the Democratic candidates’ presidential debate Tuesday night one might think a Republican has been in the White House since 2009. These political Lilliputians could… Continue reading
